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Jay-Z and Meek Mill's REFORM Alliance Donates 130,000 Surgical Masks to Correctional Facilities

The REFORM Alliance, the justice reform organization co-founded by Jay-Z and Meek Mill, has stepped up to help the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic inside prisons. According to spokespeople for the rappers and the organization, this weekend REFORM donated more than 130,000 surgical masks to a variety of correctional facilities to help inmates, correctional officers […]

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Twitter Roasts Justin Bieber's $10.5 Million "Blender" Mansion

Justin and Hailey Bieber may currently be self-isolating in an $8.5 million Beverly Hills mansion, but the current fascination with celebrity homes has revived interest in one of Bieber’s less appealing properties — a wildly expensive property he rented back in 2015. The $10.5 million six-bedroom, 6.5-bath estate, which was dubbed the “salad spinner house” due to its structure, cost the Bieber nearly […]

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Burberry’s Relationship With Hip-Hop: A Deep Dive

Since the early noughties, Burberry and music have shared an unbreakable bond. Now that the British brand is back on top — thanks to creative director Riccardo Tisci, famous for his 12-year run at Givenchy — it’s worth exploring the relationship between the fashion label and the music industry. London, the (unofficial) music capital of […]

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Toni Braxton Signs with Island Records, Releases New Single ‘Do It’: Exclusive

Toni Braxton is back with a new single and label home. The seven-time Grammy Award winner has teamed with Island Records and is releasing “Do It,” the first track under the newly minted pact. In announcing the news, Island Records president/CEO Darcus Beese states, “It’s an honor and pleasure to welcome the incomparable Toni Braxton […]

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YG Is Spreading a Dangerous 5G Coronavirus Conspiracy Theory

YG is the latest celebrity to promote a bogus coronavirus conspiracy theory that’s causing havoc in the UK. In his recent Instagram Story, the Compton-born rapper suggested that there’s a link between 5G wireless network towers and the global coronavirus pandemic. “They telling us stay in the house kuz they don’t want us to see all them new […]

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Drake & Joe Budden Just Squashed Their Beef on IG Live

Drake was the unexpected guest on Joe Budden’s IG Live on Sunday night. Historically, their interactions have been notoriously petty, marked by diss-tracks, negative reviews, and IG trolling — but this time, the former adversaries kept it light and friendly. Budden noted that Rap Radar’s Elliott Wilson and B.Dot were granted an interview with the 6 God at “The Embassy” in Toronto, Drake’s $100 million mansion, which recently featured in […]

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Cardi B Thinks This 'Tiger King' Player Gave a Tiger Coronavirus

Cardi B is still obsessing over Tiger King. Like everyone else holed-up at home with a Netflix account, the “Bodak Yellow” star has lived with the wild seven-part series on the eccentrics whose worlds revolve around big cats and huge feuds. Last week, Cardi joked about starting a GoFundMe for Joe Exotic (real name Joe […]

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Lil Nas X Opens Up About Coming Out as Gay

Lil Nas X spoke about his sexuality in a recent interview with The Guardian, revealing that he had serious hesitations about coming out as gay, and that it was actually his rise to fame that finally pushed him to speak his truth. The rapper rose to fame last year with his trap-country hit “Old Town Road,” publicly […]

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A Timeline of YNW Melly's Career & Legal Troubles: From 'Murder On My Mind' to Murder Charges

YNW Melly made headlines on Thursday (April 2) when his Instagram account confirmed that he had contracted coronavirus while behind bars inside Florida’s Broward County Jail. The rapper’s legal team has since filed an emergency motion for his restricted release to receive better care and treatment for his diagnosis amid the virus’ outbreak. “I have […]

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'Gasolina' Sets the Internet On Fire After Lil Jon, T-Pain Instagram Battle: See the Reactions

Why was Daddy Yankee’s “Gasolina” a global trending topic on twitter Saturday night (April 4)? It was the result of an Instagram Live battle between T-Pain and Lil Jon, who proceeded to spin the reggaeton smash — and Twitter exploded. It’s been almost two decades since the 2004 release of “Gasolina” and 10 years since […]